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3751. Eternal Life

John 6:25-59

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... conceive of eternity, yet You offer it to us if we will accept the Lordship of Christ in our lives and live by faith. Truly we praise You, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often we have let the world lure us into a false sense of security based on things or power or glory. Too often, O God, we have allowed ourselves to become attached to what is temporary, letting our faith be in what will not last, and we have turned our backs on Your will for our lives and refused to accept the ...

3752. Just Speak The Word

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Larry Powell

... liner at Liverpool bound for New York, Brooke looked out on a sizable crowd of people lined along the quay to wave farewell to friends and family departing for America. Brooke had no friends in Liverpool and was suddenly overtaken by an almost unbearable sense of loneliness. Seeing a little street urchin standing alone on the quay, he rushed from the ship and made for the little boy. "What is your name?" he asked. "William," the surprised lad answered. "William, would you like to earn six-pence," Brooke ...

3753. So Close ... But Yet So Far

Luke 9:10-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... , "Tesla." At first, I thought it was "Tulsa," ... you know, one of those "Tulsa or Bust" signs, but the spelling was all wrong and Tulsa was in the opposite direction. "Tesla ... Poison?" In a moment, I asked my wife, "Does any of that make any sense to you?" The words did not compute with her either. I reasoned to myself that one word was probably an acrostic or code name for something and the other was possibly the work of a dedicated environmentalist trying to make a statement about the atmosphere. The ...

3754. But God Can

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... keeping our own spirits high. We cannot do any of these things which count for now and all eternity, but God can! It is when we conceive God as a "period" or "exclamation point" (convinced that God is this and no more) instead of "ampersand" that we lose our sense of anxious expectation and believing faith. Genesis 17 records that Abraham was informed in his old age that he was going to be a father. He laughed so hard that he literally fell down on his face, saying, "Shall a son be born to him that is 100 ...

3755. What "They" Say

Luke 9:18-27

Sermon

Larry Powell

... to some false security. Norman Vincent Peale has observed, "It is curious and sad the way much of the intellectual climate has changed. Once we roared like lions for liberty; now we bleat like sheep for security." In the absence of security, confidence and a sense of well-being go begging. We have a low tolerance for insecurity. Frankly, there is only one thing worse than insecurity and that is false security, especially if one is not even aware that it is a false security. In the little community where I ...

3756. Yummy Good Spinach

Luke 10:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... gave you spinach to eat, and you said you didn't like the spinach, then I might think more about the spinach, and how you don't like the way that I cook it, than I do about what you are trying to tell me about Jesus. Does that make sense to you? (Let them answer.) Having good manners is always important. I am not just talking about when you are teaching about Jesus. But it is very important that you do not make people feel bad about other things when you are trying to teach them about Jesus. The next ...

3757. Grow Like a Fruit Tree

Matthew 3:10

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... an axe when he was telling a parable. A parable is a story that teaches us something. Jesus said that when fruit trees stop making fruit we should get rid of them. Chop them down and use them for firewood or whatever you need the wood for. There is no sense letting a fruit tree that is not making good fruit stand and take up space where another fruit tree could grow. That sounds right and I am sure that all of us agree with Jesus. But Jesus told that story with a teaching because he wanted us to learn ...

3758. Mary Has Chosen The Good Portion

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... the system. They do just what the system wants. Promotions, benefits, and salary increases are the carrots held out to workers so that we will produce more, contentedly, and loyally. And the carrots work as incentives because they bring pleasure and a sense of worth. Brazilian theologian, Rubem Alves, suggests that we imagine ourselves locked in a room with no windows or doors. No matter how nice the room is furnished we will very quickly become bored and suffer claustrophobia. Inevitably we will begin to ...

3759. Let Us Pray!

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... we can defeat a Grand Master of chess. He is far too experienced for us. But how he wins cannot be known in advance because his moves cannot be predetermined. That is what keeps the game interesting; both for us and for the Grand Master. This is why it makes sense to say, "Let us pray...."

3760. The Wisdom In Waiting

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... to filling our time with activities. We set schedules and measure ourselves against them so that we can know how much progress is being made. We make lists of things to be done and check off the items as each is accomplished. Indeed, our identity or sense of worth is tied up with our accomplishments. Waiting is consciously or unconsciously felt to be a threat to our self esteem. We have no patience with apparent lack of progress in ourselves or our society. Not to feel that day by day in every way ...

3761. A Faith That Burns

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... miss the point! The coming of Christ was a political event with revolutionary implications, and Herod knew it. Matthew's narrative includes the cruel slaying of innocent children (Matthew 2:13-18). And why? Because the power of Herod was threatened. He sensed in this Divine visitation something that would challenge Caesar's law and order, alter the priorities of his people and render relative his authority. Herod was so threatened and enraged that he began a systematic liquidation of all the male children ...

3762. Kingdom Etiquette

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... light," which provides the believer with internal illumination for seeing the direction in which God is pointing. The point to be grasped, however, is that this inner guidance is not derived from some blueprint drawn for us by others. It only comes by sensing and responding to those nudges from within. It takes courage to heed these nudges for it means daring to affirm ourselves. To take responsibility for our lives as Jesus did is always risky and, therefore, frightening. We can understand the anxiety that ...

3763. A Word Of Encouragement!

Acts 13:13-52

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... , too. Paul is on his first missionary journey. He and Barnabas have arrived in Pisidian Antioch, a Roman colony that has a large Jewish population. Usually, he went to a synagogue first, when he went to a city to preach. This made sense, for the synagogue provided a ready-made preaching situation with a building, regularly scheduled meetings, and a congregation who already knew the Old Testament Scriptures. It was customary for the leaders of the synagogue to invite visitors to speak, especially if they ...

3764. Death Of A Dream - Birth Of A Church

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... in their purpose. They, too, are of one mind, in one accord, with one common goal. But they don't seem to be actively engaged in a project. From all observation they haven't even appointed a committee to work on the problem yet. But, in the room you sense a keen expectancy. If one thought they ought to be "doing" something, one might well ask, "Don't you have any place else to go?" "Peter, couldn't you at least go back to fishing for awhile?" "Matthew, couldn't you return to collecting taxes?" Or, "Have you ...

3765. The Problem With A Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... , so either Abraham must get himself another, younger woman to bear him a child (Abraham thought of that and tried it), or they must adopt. But one thing is sure, this particular promise must not be taken literally. After all, God expects you do use good, common sense!" But God did promise an heir to Abraham and he meant it. But how can you trust in a promise when the evidence against its being kept is all around you? That's Abraham's dilemma - and the same problem is often ours. Abraham is called the ...

3766. The S & L That Didn't Fail!

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... . Joachim Jeremias has written, "No other passage from the Old Testament was as important to the church as Isaiah 53." So when we examine this passage, seeing it amazingly and accurately describing the agonizing atonement of Jesus Christ on the cross, we immediately sense that here we have a Sovereign Lord (S & L) that did not fail! The Sovereign Lord becomes our suffering Lord, and by his death is redeeming hundreds of thousands who have been enslaved by sin, and is setting them free from bondage and ...

3767. Getting It Together

Ephesians 2:16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... you and me. The Bible has a special word for this knot and it is called reconciling. It means bringing two persons or things together. God brought you and me together with him in the knot called Jesus. That's a pretty wonderful plan and it makes a lot of sense. It is something that none of us could do ourselves, but only God can do. The next time you tie a knot or you see someone else tie a knot, I hope it reminds you of this story and how Jesus is the knot that brings God and us together ...

3768. Proper 14

Mt 14:22-33 · Rom 9:1-5 · Ex 14:19-31 · Ps 106:4-12

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . 6. A Night Mission. It is almost impossible to get anyone to help you at three in the morning. The world is asleep, and practically all offices and shops are closed. The disciples were in dire need between three and six in the morning. Though Jesus was miles away, he sensed their need for help. Their boat was in danger of sinking in a storm. Jesus has to get to them, but he has no boat; he is on a hill praying. To get to them he does something he never did before: he walked on the Sea of Galilee to ...

3769. Walking The Familiar

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... , a grandparent, is doing the work of God! The nurture you provide is part of the working of God. That divine nurturing consists of the simple, ordinary human qualities of love and encouragement and steadfastness and interest. Almost anyone can provide it, sensing that God is at work in the ordinary and the routine. From those ordinary human characteristics, through that children's home, God is mending that little eight-year-old child. Ten billion dollars could not replace the ordinary tasks of human caring ...

3770. God's Descending Spirit

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... you know that I do not know? What is your secret? What is your power?" The young boy replied, "God's Spirit!" That is a story from which afternoon soap operas are made - or used to be made. At its most profound level it is witness to the sensed presence of God in life. That young recruit was giving witness to the unseen things that mattered in his life, spiritual affirmations. He was living out a belief that God is a very real presence in daily life. That witness is the singular purpose of this sermon! To ...

3771. Our Own Mountaintop Walk

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... and it is the shout heard through the centuries as human life has been understood as life lived in two worlds - one temporal, the other eternal. Even Newsweek magazine lists deaths under the heading of "Transition." It is the victory word uttered by you and others who sense that God's gift of Jesus Christ is to redeem life from death. It is the victory word shared in Jesus' last word to his disciples. After the Easter resurrection, the 11 return to Galilee and to a retreat that was known to all of them - a ...

3772. The Song in Search of a Voice

John 20:19-23

Sermon

James Weekley

... Spirit. Seek peace and the Spirit will come. Receive the Spirit and the Kingdom is yours." You can look it up. He spells it out in the sermon, "Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:3) In this sense Jesus' entire ministry was geared toward making peace. Too frequently we place the egg before the turkey. We assume that domestic tranquility and global peace will arrive after we have fulfilled the requirements of the kingdom. Jesus didn't see it that way. He suggested ...

3773. How To Become What You Are

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Erskine White

... More specifically, be imitators of Jesus Christ, who lived among us as a man in order to show us the way to God. They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It is also the means God gives us to become more Christian. It makes perfect sense, because after all, how do children learn? By imitating what they see in their parents, their sisters and brothers and in other people. So, too, are we "beloved children" in the Spirit. No matter how old we are, we still learn and grow in faith by imitating ...

3774. Jesus, The Mad Man

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Erskine White

... in the middle of World War I. The patients in this asylum all have child-like minds. They are quite harmless, but they see the world through the eyes of a child. They romp and play with each other, giggling and laughing all day long. They have no sense of maturity or responsibility; it's clear that they just couldn't function in the "real world." Meanwhile, out in the "real world," the First World War is raging on. Gradually, the war gets closer and closer until one day, the two armies come within artillery ...

3775. Is It I, Lord?

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Erskine White

... business too seriously, to not letting it disrupt the values and convictions they presently live by. "One of you will betray Me." Is it I, Lord; is it I? Somewhere tonight, Christians are leading such frantic, fragmented lives that they are losing the sense of purpose and peace, the unifying focus which faith alone can bring. They have overscheduled and overcommitted themselves to so many things that they wonder where they have been, where they are going and what they are living for. Faith in Christ and ...

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